{"id":32696,"date":"2026-07-31T13:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/?p=32696"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:38:04","slug":"why-bonds-fall-and-how-it-could-work-in-your-favour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/why-bonds-fall-and-how-it-could-work-in-your-favour\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Bonds Fall \u2013 and How It Could Work in Your Favour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"32710\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/why-bonds-fall-and-how-it-could-work-in-your-favour\/adobestock_297235820-2048x1365-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AdobeStock_297235820-2048x1365-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AdobeStock_297235820 2048&amp;#215;1365\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AdobeStock_297235820-2048x1365-2-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AdobeStock_297235820-2048x1365-2-1024x683.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AdobeStock_297235820-2048x1365-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AdobeStock_297235820-2048x1365-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AdobeStock_297235820-2048x1365-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AdobeStock_297235820-2048x1365-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AdobeStock_297235820-2048x1365-2-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AdobeStock_297235820-2048x1365-2-630x420.png 630w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AdobeStock_297235820-2048x1365-2-696x464.png 696w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AdobeStock_297235820-2048x1365-2-1068x712.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AdobeStock_297235820-2048x1365-2-1920x1280.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AdobeStock_297235820-2048x1365-2.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Bonds have been slipping this year as interest rate expectations shifted, with even the supposedly safer holdings caught in the wave. In reality, bonds are behaving exactly as designed \u2013 and the same mechanics behind that fall could soon pay off for you. Here\u2019s how.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-back-to-basics-how-do-bonds-work\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back to basics: How do bonds work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you invest in a bond, you are lending to a government or company. In return, you receive regular interest \u2013 the coupon \u2013 plus your principal back at maturity i.e. when the bond expires. Those payments are contractual, which is why bonds are called \u201cfixed income\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between now and the maturity date, prices fluctuate \u2013 with an inverse relationship to interest rates. When rates rise, newly issued bonds carry higher coupons, making older, lower-coupon bonds less attractive \u2013 so their prices fall. The reverse happens when rates fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Central banks guide short-term interest rates to meet economic policy objectives (e.g. higher rates to tame price rises), with long-term rates additionally influenced by growth, inflation, and government debt projections on a longer horizon.<br><br>These expectations have shifted dramatically since the start of the year, with the Iran War\u2019s energy shock lifting US inflation to 4%. Markets went from betting on two rate cuts from the Federal Reserve to one hike by year end \u2013 driving yields up and bond prices down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"32698\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/why-bonds-fall-and-how-it-could-work-in-your-favour\/image-418\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9.png\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-300x169.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-1024x576.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-747x420.png 747w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9-1068x601.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-9.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Illustration by PIMCO<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-drives-the-returns-of-my-bond-portfolio\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What drives the returns of my bond portfolio?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two key forces help determine your bond returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rate sensitivity<\/strong>, measured by <strong>duration<\/strong>: Each year of duration means roughly a 1% price move for every 1 percentage point change in interest rates. For example, a bond with 7 years of duration loses about 7% if rates rise 1 point \u2013 and gains about as much if they fall. Longer-dated bonds carry more duration and swing harder when rates move.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Credit risk<\/strong>, priced through <strong>spreads<\/strong>: That\u2019s the extra yield a bond pays over safer government debt of similar maturity. A corporate bond yielding 6% against a Treasury at 4.5% carries a 1.5-point spread. Spreads widen when confidence in the borrower weakens, and narrow when it improves. Essentially, a live barometer of risk appetite.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While interest rates have moved a lot this year because of inflation, spreads have largely held steady, in the absence of severe credit stress (i.e. companies unable to repay debt) in the economy. This meant government bonds, typically seen as safer than others, have lost more ground than \u201ccredit\u201d, or corporate bonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why a portfolio like <a href=\"https:\/\/syfesg.onelink.me\/wOAL\/goto?screenData=%2FChoosePortfolioNew%3FisLoginRequired%3Dtrue%26type%3DINCOME_ENHANCE&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syfe.com%2Fdashboard%2Fadd-portfolio%3Ftype%3DINCOME_ENHANCE\">Income+ Enhance<\/a> \u2013 with credit exposure \u2013 has outperformed <a href=\"https:\/\/syfesg.onelink.me\/wOAL\/goto?screenData=%2FChoosePortfolioNew%3FisLoginRequired%3Dtrue%26type%3DINCOME_PRESERVE&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syfe.com%2Fdashboard%2Fadd-portfolio%3Ftype%3DINCOME_PRESERVE\">Income+ Preserve<\/a>, which is heavier on government bonds and has a longer duration bias, even though Enhance carries a higher risk rating.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" data-attachment-id=\"32711\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/why-bonds-fall-and-how-it-could-work-in-your-favour\/image-425\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-16.png\" data-orig-size=\"1500,952\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-16-300x190.png\" 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size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" data-attachment-id=\"32704\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/why-bonds-fall-and-how-it-could-work-in-your-favour\/image-423\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14.png\" data-orig-size=\"1254,824\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14-300x197.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14-1024x673.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14-1024x673.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14-1024x673.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14-768x505.png 768w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14-639x420.png 639w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14-696x457.png 696w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14-1068x702.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14-741x486.png 741w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-14.png 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-why-income-now-the-power-of-starting-yield\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why income now: The power of starting yield<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challenging backdrop is in fact creating ideal entry points \u2013 for three reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Starting yield \u2013 the math is on your side:<\/strong> Your starting yield is a strong predictor of what a bond delivers over the next five years. Coupons accrue daily whatever prices do, and as bonds approach maturity, prices pull back towards face value \u2013 paper losses unwind while income compounds. With 10-year US Treasury yields above 4.5%, that income engine is running at levels unseen in years.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inflation (still) looks temporary:<\/strong> Oil has been back at pre-war levels, and even if they stay elevated, energy is a much smaller piece of US inflation than shelter costs, which have been cooling. Disinflation could be back in the driving seat by next year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/h2-2026-outlook-build-for-breadth-against-the-grain\/\">The Fed could end the year holding, not hiking<\/a>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time to position of the pivot:<\/strong> Longer-dated bonds lock in today&#8217;s elevated yields for longer, and gain most when rate cuts arrive. Overall duration remains below where they were in 2022, when we had the last global energy shock. At these yields, rates would need to rise substantially further before income stopped covering price losses, while even a modest fall delivers outsized gains.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"634\" data-attachment-id=\"32706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/why-bonds-fall-and-how-it-could-work-in-your-favour\/image-424\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15.png\" data-orig-size=\"1346,834\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15-300x186.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15-1024x634.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15-1024x634.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15-1024x634.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15-678x420.png 678w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15-696x431.png 696w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15-1068x662.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15-356x220.png 356w, https:\/\/www.syfe.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-15.png 1346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-do-i-invest-for-income-now\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I invest for income now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Selling now converts a temporary price move into a permanent one \u2013 at precisely the moment starting yields turned in your favour. Staying invested keeps contractual coupons compounding: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/syfesg.onelink.me\/wOAL\/goto?screenData=%2FChoosePortfolioNew%3FisLoginRequired%3Dtrue%26type%3DINCOME_PRESERVE&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.syfe.com%2Fdashboard%2Fadd-portfolio%3Ftype%3DINCOME_PRESERVE\">Income+<\/a><\/strong>, actively managed with PIMCO, is currently paying out <strong>5\u20136% per annum \u2013 which you can boost to 7%<\/strong> with a time-limited promo \u2013 well above deposit rates in Singapore. If anything, these yields make the case for adding \u2013 not exiting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bonds have been slipping this year as interest rate expectations shifted, with even the supposedly safer holdings caught in the wave. In reality, bonds are behaving exactly as designed \u2013 and the same mechanics behind that fall could soon pay off for you. Here\u2019s how. Back to basics: How do bonds work? 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